water buffalo

species of large bovid originating in South Asia
Taxon taxon Q42710
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water buffalo

Summary

water buffalo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,212 views/month, #313 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • water buffalo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • water buffalo is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • water is named after water buffalo[5].
  • Asia is named after water buffalo[6].
  • water buffalo is classified within Bubalus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, water buffalo is Bubalus bubalis[8].
  • water buffalo is a type of cattle[9].
  • water buffalo's Commons category is recorded as Bubalus bubalis[10].
  • water buffalo's Unicode character is recorded as 🐃[11].
  • water buffalo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bubalus bubalis[12].
  • water buffalo's Commons gallery is recorded as Bubalus bubalis[13].
  • water buffalo's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[14].
  • water buffalo's original combination is recorded as Bos bubalis[15].
  • water buffalo's this taxon is source of is recorded as water buffalo horn[16].
  • water buffalo's this taxon is source of is recorded as water buffalo meat[17].
  • water buffalo's this taxon is source of is recorded as water buffalo milk[18].
  • water buffalo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. bubalis'}[19].
  • water buffalo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian buffalo'}[20].
  • water buffalo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water Buffalo'}[21].
  • water buffalo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian Water Buffalo'}[22].
  • water buffalo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wild Water Buffalo'}[23].
  • water buffalo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Carabao'}[24].
  • water buffalo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Asiatischer Büffel'}[25].
  • water buffalo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wasserbüffel'}[26].
  • water buffalo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hauswasserbüffel'}[27].

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Classification

water buffalo's scientific name is Bubalus bubalis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Bubalus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian buffalo'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water Buffalo'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian Water Buffalo'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wild Water Buffalo'}[23], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Carabao'}[24], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Asiatischer Büffel'}[25].

Discovery and Description

Things named after include water[5], a type of chemical entity[28] and Asia[6], a continent[29].

Identifiers

water buffalo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 81925[30]. water buffalo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 89462[31]. water buffalo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311907[32]. water buffalo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7422937[33]. water buffalo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552476[34].

Why It Matters

water buffalo ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,212 views/month, #313 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [33] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic Q120446
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
  2. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Parent taxon Bubalus
    Topic's main category Category:Bubalus bubalis
    This taxon is source of water buffalo horn, water buffalo meat, water buffalo milk
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551281305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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